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Strange Tales 72
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- December 1959
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- I Fought The Colossus!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Christopher Rule inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Strange Tales #72 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in December 1959. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "I Fought the Colossus!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
I Fought the Colossus!
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Steve Ditko inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Reprinted In: Crypt of Shadows 19
Weather Man
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!
Credits
Don Heck pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Story based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman.
Reprinted In: Chamber of Chills 25
I Am the Abominable Snowman!
Credits
Paul Reinman pencils signed
Unknown inks
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Story based on the legend of the yeti.
I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard!
Credits
John Forte pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Story based on the legend of the Elephants' Graveyard.
I Entered the ... Doorway to Doom!
Credits
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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